VS 11+ Canon HV 20

tunafish · Post by **tunafish** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:36 pm

Hi,
I would like to seek some help.

I just bought a Canon HV 20 camcorder which can record HiDef format.

When I connect the camera to my computer using the firewire, Video Studio 11 Plus will not allow me to capture the footage which I shot in HDV format. VS reports "unable to switch to capture mode. check if your video capture driver is working properly "

I then use the same camera and shoot video using normal DV format.
I then connect the same way to my computer. In this case the VS allows me to capture the footage normally without any interruption.

I am confused. Is my capture card outdated and cannot be used for HDV footage ?
FYI, I am been using VS 8 and Panasonic camcorders for a couple of years now without problems. This is first time I am venturing into HDV recording and editing using VS 11 Plus and a nice HDV Canon HV 20 camcorder.

thanks in advance for your help

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:49 pm

Do a Search for Canon HV 20 and you'll find a lot of related threads.

tunafish · Post by **tunafish** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:31 pm

Hi,

Does anyone know if I need a special HD Firewire capture card if I am going to Capture HDV footage from my Canon HDV Camcoder into my computer ?

I am having problems capturing HD footage from my camcorder into my Video Studio 11 Plus programme which is suppose to be HD ready.

If I use the same camera but shoot normal DV footage, I have no problem capturing this footage using my existing Firewire and VS 11 Plus

Therefore I am wondering if I will need a special HD Firewire Capture card for my computer.

many thanks

JK

etech6355 · Post by **etech6355** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:55 am

Same firewire card.
Running Vista or XP? Retail VS11+ or Trial version?.

tunafish · Post by **tunafish** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:59 pm

Hi
XP and VS retail.
I now highly think that my VS is the problem